underhand

Example Sentences

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Right now, there is: Intrigue, plotting, phone calls, quiet chats, guesswork and claims of underhand tactics.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024

One bailiff said he was incentivised to use underhand tactics.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2024

With 11:46 left, Fifita attempted to escape a Ralen Goforth sack with an underhand flip to tight end Tanner McLachlan.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2023

As most players stopped when Otton’s underhand toss floated to the ground, Jackson scooped it up without hesitation.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2023

“I’ve told Missis often my opinion about the child, and Missis agreed with me. She’s an underhand little thing: I never saw a girl of her age with so much cover.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë